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A town of 453, settled in 1872.
Mayersville’s average trip to work is 57 minutes, against 23 minutes in Mississippi’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Of the 97 Mississippi towns we compare, none has a lower median rent than Mayersville. Mayersville’s trail density is 1.8 miles per square mile, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Unita Blackwell House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Mayersville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 355 in 1880, a low of 136 in 1930, 433 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1936 and 2 maps from 1970 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mayersville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Mayersville.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mayersville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mayersville has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. No town among the 102 in Mississippi we compare has a higher July high than Mayersville.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Mayersville for work: only 12% work in town. 30% of residents live below the poverty line in Mayersville. Since 2013, Mayersville has added 34 jobs, to 67 in 2023.
| Mayersville | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 30% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 19% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
41% of Mayersville adults worry about having enough food. Of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Mayersville. 43% of Mayersville adults get no exercise outside work.
| Mayersville | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 36% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 24% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 13% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 27% | 19% |
| What stands out | Mayersville | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.7% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 14.9% | 19.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 26.6% | 11.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Mayersville; the nearest are
About 11 of every 100 Mayersville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
3 notable people were born in Mayersville.
Town in Mississippi, United States
Mayersville is a town on the east bank of the Mississippi River, and the county seat for Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. It is located in the Mississippi Delta region, known for cotton cultivation in the antebellum era. Once the trading center for the county, the town was superseded when railroads were built into the area. As of the 2020 census, Mayersville had a population of 433.
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Mayersville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
3 notable people were born here, including Anthony Harris and William Stamps Farish II.